The Fine Print — Page Three
Ingredient & Allergen Ledger
Every kettle shares the same marble slab, the same copper, and the same patient hands. Here is exactly what goes into each batch and what rides along.
Last updated: July 30th, 2026
Reading the ledger
“Contains” means an ingredient is central to the recipe. “May contain” means our shared kettle, marble, or copper hook could carry traces between batches poured the same week. When in doubt, write to us before gifting to someone with a serious allergy.
Batch by batch
| Collection | Contains | May Contain | Kitchen Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Sugar Leaves | Milk (butter in the pull) | Tree nuts (pecans) | Poured in brass molds, rinsed between pours |
| Toasted Pecan Brittle | Tree nuts (pecans), milk | Peanuts, soy | Roasted in the same oven on brittle days, Fridays |
| Cinnamon Pillows | Wheat (dusting blend), milk | Soy, sesame | Dusted on the marble after the morning pull |
| Molasses Honeycomb | Honey | Milk, wheat | Whipped last, wrapped first, rarely survives the shelf |
| Spiced Cider Caramels | Milk, soy (lecithin) | Tree nuts (walnut) | Dipped in spice sugar while still warm |
| The Harvest Tin Assortment | Milk, wheat, tree nuts (pecan, walnut), soy, honey | Peanuts, sesame | Every family shares the tin; write before gifting across allergies |
A word on serious allergies
Our kitchen is a single small room built in 1962, not an industrial cleanroom. If a severe allergy is in the picture, please call (815) 555-0147 before arranging a tin and tell us exactly what must be avoided. We will tell you plainly what we can and cannot promise.
Storage and shelf life
- Brittle and maple leaves: cool, dry, and tight-lidded — crispest in the first four weeks.
- Cinnamon pillows and caramels: snug tin, away from radiators and summer sun.
- Molasses honeycomb: within a week of the pull, sealed, or it drinks the room’s humidity.
Batch codes and honesty
Every tin carries a hand-stamped batch code (ours this week are in the 207–214 range). If anything in your tin ever tastes tired or wrong, email copperkettlecandies@gmail.com with the code and we will make it right or make it again.
Questions
Write to copperkettlecandies@gmail.com with “Ingredient Ledger” in the subject line. A human answers Thursday through Sunday.